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DOUBLE-TAKE DADDY
We were in our local café the other day, when Lil Sis suddenly started shouting: ‘Daddy! Daddy! DADDY!!’ She ran up to the counter and started…
GIRLS (the gallery)
When I was pregnant, I just knew I was having a boy. Everyone agreed. EVERYONE. ‘You can totally see from your bump it’s a boy,’ people…
WHO’S THE BOSS?
Overheard at bath-time:‘Mummy’s the Boss.’‘No, Daddy’s the Boss.’‘No… MUMMY’S the Boss.’‘NO… DADDY’S the Boss.’‘NO! MUMMY’S THE BOSS!’‘NOOOO! DADDY’S THE BOSS!’(Oh, and FYI..? Mummy is the Boss)
WONDERFUL WELLIE WEATHER // our wet & wild winter walk
Clearing out the Christmas cobwebs, with a muddy walk in the Magic Forest!
SOUND ASLEEP…
Big Sis has been telling us for a while that she likes her bedroom door left open, because she wants to hear me and OH talking…
GETTING YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW… literally!
Things I discovered today – Lil Sis has magical duck herding powers. Who knew?
SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS THIS CHRISSY
I get to hear about some really great events and causes, but I really loved the idea behind this one. Online greetings card retailer,…
CRAFTY CHRISTMAS CALENDARS
Prepare yourself, because I’m about to freak you out…. there’s only three weeks left until Christmas. I know, right? How did that happen?? I adore…
HEALING FOR KERRY
There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said, eloquently and movingly, by other bloggers. I’ll keep it short and simple: there’s a Maori saying…
GET READY TO FEEL GRRRRREAT!!
So. Some of you might have noticed a rather fetching pink button to the right. Some of you might even have clicked it. You did?! Didn’t…
FUN, FAMILY FRIENDLY & AFFORDABLE // our day out at hollywood bowl
Back in the olden days, my friends and I loved going bowling. I was never very good at it, but that never mattered; it was loud…
SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLAT // kids’ rain boot review
Kids and mud; they go together like hangovers, and bacon sandwiches. Usually I spend my time dragging the monkeys away from muddy puddles, but yesterday…
KEEPING IT COOL // how to keep your white wine chilled
There are a few things in life I just can’t abide. Bad manners, men with long fingernails, and warm white wine. Shudders.I like my wine so…
GETTING ARTY (fifideals kids’ group art comp)
• sponsored postAh, Summer. That elusive event we’re told about every year, that never quite eventuates. But, you’ve got to admit, this one was a…
PRETTY AS A PICTURE (photo canvas print)
I never get tired of looking at photos of my little Monkeys. So when the team from PHOTO-CANVAS got in touch to see…
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
